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    Free First Chapter Feedback (V2)

    Thank you for spending your time on it. I specifically think that the worst feedback is no feedback. Even if it is 'pedantic', it is appreciated. Neither I nor my partner are native English speakers, in spite of speaking it more than our native, so that might be a reason for some of the...
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    What do you do when you hate a core part of your story?

    My like or disdain for a character is irrelevant. I had chosen them for the particular story to fulfill a particular purpose. Be it an antagonist, side character, or a protag. Otherwise, everyone would be an idealized copy of me. I'm not that interesting, to be honest. It helps to empathize...
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    Are novels getting worse or…

    It's the current trend of the world. Every single thing is blown out of proportion and into the next big crisis. The thing is that, as others noted, the cost of entry for creators of 'content' is, essentially, zero. But the number ( or, more specifically, percentage ) of people who are talented...
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    Parity - chapter 8 posted.

    There are two people writing here.
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    Soft VS Hard Magic systems: (The Lounge Podcast)

    We see 'magic' as a means of making things happen out of sheer willpower or after fulfilling certain unrelated criteria. Obviously, by means which that thing would not happen in our reality. In order to avoid abusing this dynamic we have this passage in our story notes: IMPORTANT AND CRUCIAL...
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    Parity - chapter 8 posted.

    We have posted chapter 8 of our story "Parity" has been posted, you can check it out here: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/892079/parity/ Parity is a story we consider an introductory story to the universe This and Other Ape are writing in. It introduces the focal characters and the themes...
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    What is the biggest mistake a new writer can make?

    Becoming attached to their story, characters, or work in general. This leads to sticking stubbornly to what does not work, which makes them never grow, as growth requires trimming away what does not contribute to said growth.
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    Anyone got any stories that aren't isekai or fan related

    I will suggest the story we are currently publishing: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/892079/parity/ 'Parity' is a story set in a world for which a single-word description is 'baroquepunk'. It is a fantasy, but not really, it is science fiction, but not really, yet it is both of these at...
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    How bad are bad guys?

    You make an implicit assumption that evil is either evil 'for the lolz', or is a result of some sort trauma. Which in turn implicitly assumes evil being illogical. Which is, of course, a valid option. Just not the only one. Consider this: - do evil in order to prevent much greater evil - do...
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    Tell me something I didn't know

    A monad is a monoid in a category of endofunctors.
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    Free First Chapter Feedback (V2)

    With a little unease, since this is my ( or our - there are two people under this account ), I would like to ask for a quick glance at our work: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/892079/parity/
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